Knockdown desk.



- R. H. BROWNE.

KNOGKDOWN DESK.

APPLICATION men APR. 7. 1913.

Patented Apr. 13, 1915.

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KNOCKDOWN DESK.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 13, 1915.

Substitute for application No. 662,981, filed November 29, 1911. This application filed April 7, 1913. A Serial No. 759,367.

To alt whom it hag concern:

Be it known that I, RICHARD H. BROWNE, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Muskegon, county of Muskegon, and State of Michigan, haveninvented certain new and useful Improvements in Knockdown Desks, and do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the said invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in knockdown desks construction, and its object is to provide a more convenient structure for shipment andhandling; to provide a device that may be readily varied to adapt the same for different uses to provide a device that will permit a great variety of ap plianees for filing and storing as occasion may require and'to rovide the same with various new and use 111 features hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

My invention consists essentially of interchangeable units adaptedfor various purposes, each unit having a certain vertical dimension which is one or more definite fractions of the desired height of the built up pedestal, whereby a number of the sections may be superposed to produce a certain predetermined height of pedestal,

which pedestals so built up support the desk top, together with a panel member (if desired) to close the space between the pedestals at the back of the desk, and so arranged that it may be readily attached to the sectional pedestals and the desk top, and improved means for detachably securing the said panel and top to the pedestals, as will more fully appearby reference to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a front elevation of a desk embodying my inventiompartially in section; Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 showing two of the sections separated to illustrate the co-acting means for alining and securing them together; Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section on the line 33 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a perspective view of. the frames of two of the units, separated, illustrating the interlocking feature and, Fig. 5

is an enlarged "Qsectional detail, {showing the means for at- Etaching the bac Panel sections in operative. position.

' Like numbers refer to like parts in all of the figures.

1 represents the desk top which is supported at each end by the pedestals 2 and 3 leaving a space between the pedestals which is closed at the rear by a back panel 4. The pedestals 2 and 3 are made up'of detachable and interchangeable units as shown at 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, each of which has a vertical dimension which is one or more definite fractions ofthe desired height of a complete pedestal.

In the form herein shown the total height of the pedestal is divided into four distinct portions and the vertical height of the units shown, is either a single or double portion "of the complete total desired height of a complete pedestal, the units 5 and 9 being of double height and the units 6, 7 and 8 of single height. Obviously, the vertical dimension of the individual units may be one or more fractions of the total desired height of pedestal divided into some other number.

of equal parts instead of four as herein shown, it being merely necessary-to combine a sufficient number of these unitary dimensions to obtain the desired vertical dimension of pedestal.

the one removed, substituted in its place, thus adapting the desk to be arranged to the particular requirements of the user and'to a great variety of uses as occasion may arise. To secure these sections to each other when arranged for use the upper and lower faces of the sections and the top are provided with interlocking strips 10 and ll preferably located near'the rear side of the sections. The interlocking strips 11 are attached to the upper side of the sections and spaced apart a distance sufiicient to allow the strip 10 which is attached to the lower side of the sections to fit between them. i

In order to prevent the sections and the top from being separated after once placed in position, I prefer to use locking strips or buttons l2so attached to the face of one of the interlocking strips that it may be rotated to span the seam between theinterlocking strips and engage the face of any one of the other strips, thus securely holding the The lower These sections as before stated are interchangeably arranged, and

any one of them. may be removed and one or more having a vertical dimension equal to" the pedestals.

side of the desk top 1 is provided with interlocking strips similar to those used on the lower side of the pedestal sections so that it thus providing standard'd'esk conveniences.

Should it be desired to close the space at the back of the desk between the two pedestals, a panel -51- is provided which has dowel pins on its upper edge arranged to fit in holes 16 in the back rail; 17 which is attached to the desk top. The lower edge of this panel member 4 is supported on angle irons 18 which are attached to the lower sections of These angle irons are provided with openings to receive dowel pins 19' in the lower edge of the panel member.

The upper and lower edges of the sections are provided at the front with finishing members 20 and 21 to provide a better appearance to the front of a pedestal when assembled. In case a narrower section is placed upon the one below it the strip 21 is wide enough so that it will form a shelf on top of the wider section and in front of the narrower section. These sections together with the desk top-and back panel, may be taken apart readily for transportation or storage, and sections of various construction may be carried in stock by the manufacturer,

so that a desk may be assembled to conform to any individual purchasers requirements.

What I claim is:

1. As a new article of manufacture, 'a knockdown sectional desk comprising spaced pedestals, each formed on a series of interchangeable units, a top, the top depending solely for its support upon said pedestals, means for detachably fastening the top to edge with dowel pins to fit in said holes, and

means to fasten the panel between the pedestals with the dowel pins in the holes of said strip.

2, As a new article of manufacture, a knockdown sectional desk comprising spaced pedestals, each formed of a series of interchangeable units, a top, means for fastening the top to the pedestals, the top having holes on its underside at the rear thereof, a rear panel boa-rd arranged between the pedestals and having dowel pins in its upper edge to fit in said holes of the top, and apertured members supported between the pedestals, the said rear panel having dowel pins in its lower edge to it in the apertures of said members, whereby the rear panel is supported between the pedestals,

3. As a new article of manufacture a knock down sectional desk comprising spaced pedestals, each formed of a series of interchangeable units, a top, the top depending solely for support upon said pedestals, and means for fastening the top to the pedestals.

t. As a new article of manufacture, a knock down sectional desk comprising two pedestals, each of which is composed of a series of interchangeable units, eoacting fastening means between the units of each pedestal, a top, the top depending solely for its support upon said pedestals, and means for fastening the top to the pedestals.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

RICHARD H. BROWNE. -Witnesses:

U. C. FARMER, Jr., F. C. Mouse. 

